U.S. Route 3
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Template:Infobox U.S. Route Template:Redirect U.S. Route 3 is a north-south United States highway that runs from its southern terminus at U.S. Route 20 in Boston through New Hampshire to its terminus at the Canadian border. In New Hampshire parts of US 3 are known as "Daniel Webster Highway"or "Old Route 3". In some places it is a freeway, in northern New Hampshire as part of Interstate 93 on the Franconia Notch Parkway, and in southern New Hampshire is part of the Everett Turnpike. In Massachusetts it is a freeway from Burlington, Massachusetts to the New Hampshire border and for two miles (3 km) as part of the Everett Turnpike. While the southern terminus has not changed there have been different northern termini to this route, see History of Termini.
Massachusetts Route 3 continues beyond Boston to Cape Cod, but has never been part of US 3.
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Major cities
- Boston, Massachusetts (ends just across the Charles River in Cambridge)
- Lowell, Massachusetts
- Nashua, New Hampshire
- Manchester, New Hampshire
- Concord, New Hampshire
History of termini
| Approximate time period | North Terminus | South Terminus |
|---|---|---|
| 1926-1928 | Colebrook, New Hampshire | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1928-1937 | West Stewartstown, New Hampshire | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1937-1939 | Pittsburg, New Hampshire | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1939-1940 | Colebrook, New Hampshire | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1940-present | U.S.-Canadian border, New Hampshire | Boston, Massachusetts |
States traversed
U.S. Route 3 passes through the following states:
| Miles | km | state | |
| 245 | 394 | New Hampshire | |
| 34 | 55 | Massachusetts | |
| 279 | 449 | Total | |
See also
External links
- US 3/Northwest Expressway on Bostonroads.com
- Route 3 construction updates [1]